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Feb 09

Egide Gatsinzi

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Nickname: “The School Boy”
Age: 15 years
Time at FIDESCO: 4 years

Egide used to live with both of his parents, but they fought on a daily basis. They divorced, but life became even harder then. He lived with his mom, who couldn’t take care of the children. Egide was never able to find food, so he left home for the streets. This was a hard way of life, where he needed to scavenge in order to survive.

Egide started going to FidesCo where they served him porridge. He was one of the first boys ever at FidesCo, having come in 2009.…

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Feb 09

Moise Gakuba

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Nickname: “The General”
Age: Unknown
Time spent at FidesCo: 3 years

A Quest for a Mother

Moise grew up with his father in the town of Gisenyi on the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. His father got re-married to a woman who treated Moise horribly, physically and mentally abusing him, and not accepting him as her own. Because of this, Moise left home in search of his real mother, not even knowing her name. All he knew was that the woman who gave birth to him lived in Kigali, the Rwandan capital.

En route to Kigali by foot, Moise was picked up by a pastor, who took him to his home.After one week at the pastor’s home, the pastor asked Moise for the name of his father.…

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Jan 20

Olivier Ruzindana

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I am 14 years old.  I came to FIDESCO at the end of November 2011.  I have two older brothers and two older sisters.  I used to live on the streets and steal telephones, but now I am becoming a good kid.  I am thankful to FIDESCO and my parents for making this change in my life.

I like football, dance, rap singers and soldiers.  My favorite things though are dancing and studying.  I think if I learn dance and computers, I could be a good artist.  I also think I would like a home one day.  I want everyone to think of me as a person who sings and dances – a happy person. …

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Jan 19

Fils Nzayisenga

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I am 13 years old.  I have four younger sisters: Ingabire, Jeanne, Nyirahabimana and Esther.

My life has changed at FIDESCO.  God helped me leave a terrible place and allowed me to come here.

My best friend is my mother because she has helped me change.  But, I know I still need to change my behavior.  After I finish my stay at FIDESCO, I will go back home and I don’t want to ever go back to the streets again.  I want to be finished with that lifestyle forever.

My t-shirt is the most important thing to me in my life now.…

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Jan 18

Eric Mugiraneza

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I am 15 years old now.  Before coming to FIDESCO, I lived on the streets, but I do not know how long I was there.  I just remember that I kept trying to escape the police because, if they catch you on the street, you go to The Camp of Transition and you get beaten.

 

Both my parents died.  I really loved my parents.  My father was sick, and two months after he died, my mother also died.  I had gone to try and find some food for her, but when I came back home after three days, I saw she was already dead. …

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